FBI Offers $200K Reward for Ex-Air Force Spy Who Defected to Iran
The FBI says Witt remains at large and is seeking tips that could lead to her arrest and prosecution.
- On Thursday, the FBI announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Monica Witt, a former Air Force intelligence specialist charged with espionage for Iran.
- A former counterintelligence officer for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Witt defected to Iran in 2013 and was charged in 2019 with providing sensitive National Defense Information to the regime.
- Prosecutors alleged Witt revealed a "highly classified intelligence collection program" and the identity of a US intelligence officer to Tehran; Iranian officials provided her "goods and services, including housing and computer equipment."
- Special Agent Daniel Wierzbicki of the FBI Washington Field Office stated the agency believes Witt "likely continues to support" Iranian activities while remaining at large.
- The FBI warned Witt's information could empower the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has elements responsible for intelligence collection and support for terrorist organizations targeting United States interests.
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U.S. authorities reported that they are still looking for Mónica Elfriede Witt, a former member of his Air Force and intelligence specialist who has been accused of spying on Iran since 2019. Through a statement issued on Thursday, May 14, the FBI announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and prosecution.The agency presumes that “probably continues to support the regime’s harmful activities,” amid a scenario in which the …
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FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013.
FBI offers US$200,000 for information on former air force intelligence specialist charged with spying for Iran
The FBI is offering US$200,000 for information that could lead to the arrest of a former U.S. air force intelligence specialist who was charged in 2019 with spying for Iran.
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